Advertise | AdChoices
  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 2,561,911
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 2,112,673

93% in

Michigan county results

Alcona 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 3,571
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 40% 2,462

Alger 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 2,329
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 48% 2,212

Allegan 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 29,023
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 40% 19,594

Alpena 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 7,298
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 6,549

Antrim 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 7,917
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 5,107

Arenac 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 4,054
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 3,669

Baraga 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 1,866
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 1,574

Barry 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 16,651
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 40% 11,496

Bay 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 52% 26,797
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 23,735

Benzie 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 5,071
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 48% 4,683
Back to top

Berrien 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 38,209
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 33,465

Branch 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 9,575
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 40% 6,526

Calhoun 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 29,270
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 28,338

Cass 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 12,660
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 9,587

Charlevoix 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 7,997
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 5,936

Cheboygan 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 7,284
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 5,829

Chippewa 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 8,278
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 7,100

Clare 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 6,988
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 6,337

Clinton 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 20,630
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 18,187

Crawford 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 3,744
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 2,994
Back to top

Delta 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 9,533
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 8,330

Dickinson 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 7,688
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 4,952

Eaton 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 27,912
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 26,193

Emmet 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 10,253
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 41% 7,225

Genesee 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 64% 128,972
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 35% 71,807

Gladwin 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 6,661
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 5,760

Gogebic 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 4,058
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 3,444

Grand Traverse 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 26,532
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 20,875

Gratiot 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 8,236
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 48% 7,606

Hillsdale 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 11,727
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 37% 7,106
Back to top

Houghton 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 8,040
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 6,530

Huron 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 8,686
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 6,432

Ingham 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 63% 80,903
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 36% 45,365

Ionia 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 14,319
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 11,016

Iosco 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 6,906
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 6,242

Iron 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 3,224
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 2,687

Isabella 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 13,038
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 10,800

Jackson 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 36,298
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 32,301

Kalamazoo 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 56% 69,045
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 52,660

Kalkaska 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 4,897
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 3,268
Back to top

Kent 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 157,801
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 134,560

Keweenaw 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 774
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 582

Lake 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 52% 2,752
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 2,487

Lapeer 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 23,725
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 18,786

Leelanau 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 7,483
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 6,576

Lenawee 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 22,351
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 49% 21,774

Livingston 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 60,000
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 38% 37,186

Luce 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 1,501
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 38% 951

Mackinac 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 3,396
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 2,652

Macomb 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 52% 207,992
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 191,896
Back to top

Manistee 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 52% 6,467
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 5,736

Marquette 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 56% 18,126
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 13,609

Mason 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 7,580
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 6,856

Mecosta 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 9,175
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 7,515

Menominee 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 5,565
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 48% 5,244

Midland 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 23,942
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 17,480

Missaukee 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 66% 4,665
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 32% 2,274

Monroe 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 36,310
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 35,593

Montcalm 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 13,624
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 11,431

Montmorency 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 2,928
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 41% 2,049
Back to top

Muskegon 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 58% 44,436
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 41% 30,882

Newaygo 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 12,458
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 41% 8,723

Oakland 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 349,055
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 296,531

Oceana 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 6,239
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 5,063

Ogemaw 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 5,437
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 4,791

Ontonagon 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 1,906
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 1,585

Osceola 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 6,140
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 3,981

Oscoda 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 2,308
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 41% 1,654

Otsego 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 7,008
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 40% 4,681

Ottawa 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 67% 88,503
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 32% 43,068
Back to top

Presque Isle 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 3,794
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 3,192

Roscommon 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 6,701
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 48% 6,198

Saginaw 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 56% 54,372
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 42,716

Sanilac 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 10,961
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 7,212

Schoolcraft 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 2,142
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 1,865

Shiawassee 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 17,197
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 15,962

St. Clair 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 39,076
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 33,845

St. Joseph 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 12,975
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 10,106

Tuscola 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 14,517
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 11,643

Van Buren 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 16,288
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 16,140
Back to top

Washtenaw 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 67% 120,791
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 32% 56,401

Wayne 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 73% 595,253
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 26% 213,586

Wexford 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 7,972
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 41% 5,717
Back to top

Exit poll

Gender

Category Obama Romney % Total
Male 50 48 49
Female 57 42 51

In which age group are you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
18-29 63 35 19
30-44 56 43 23
45-64 51 49 41
65 or over 48 52 17

In which age group are you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
18-24 65 32 10
25-29 60 39 9
30-39 59 39 14
40-49 51 48 19
50-64 51 49 32
65 or over 48 52 17

Race

Category Obama Romney % Total
White 44 55 77
Black 95 5 16
Hispanic or Latino 63 34 3
Asian - - 2
Other - - 2

Gender by race

Category Obama Romney % Total
White men 41 58 38
White women 47 53 39
Black men 92 7 7
Black women 96 3 9
Latino men - - 2
Latino women - - 1
All other races 71 28 4
Back to top

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Liberal 91 7 26
Moderate 60 39 39
Conservative 16 83 35

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Democrat 95 4 40
Republican 4 96 30
Independent or something else 48 49 30

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney % Total
No high school diploma - - 3
High school graduate 59 41 19
Some college or associate degree 54 45 32
College graduate 44 55 27
Postgraduate study 60 39 19

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney % Total
College graduate 51 48 46
No college degree 56 43 54

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney % Total
More than high school graduate 52 47 78
High school graduate or less 60 40 22
Back to top

2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $30,000 68 30 21
$30,000 - $49,999 57 42 21
$50,000 - $99,999 49 50 32
$100,000 - $199,999 47 52 19
$200,000 - $249,999 - - 3
$250,000 or more 47 52 4

2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $50,000 62 36 42
$50,000 - $99,999 49 50 32
$100,000 or more 48 52 26

2011 total family income

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $50,000 62 36 42
$50,000 or more 48 51 58

2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $100,000 57 42 74
$100,000 or more 48 52 26

Religion

Category Obama Romney % Total
Protestant or other Christian 48 51 53
Catholic 44 55 25
Jewish - - 2
Something else - - 6
None 78 19 13
Back to top

Religion among whites

Category Obama Romney % Total
White Protestant/Other Christian 34 65 38
White Catholic 41 58 23
White Jewish - - 2
White something else - - 3
White none 76 22 10
Non-white 86 13 23

White evangelical or white born-again Christians

Category Obama Romney % Total
White evangelical or white born-again Christians 24 74 28
All others 64 35 72

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Legal in all cases 77 21 31
Legal in most cases 67 31 25
Illegal in most cases 26 73 24
Illegal in all cases 19 80 15

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Legal 73 25 56
Illegal 24 76 39

Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Foreign policy 62 37 5
Federal budget deficit 37 61 15
The economy 51 48 60
Health care 78 21 17
Back to top

Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Shares my values 47 51 28
Is a strong leader 46 53 18
Cares about people like me 82 17 23
Has a vision for the future 44 56 28

Which ONE of these four is the biggest economic problem facing people like you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
The housing market - - 9
Unemployment 60 40 37
Taxes 36 63 13
Rising prices 52 47 38

What should happen to the 2010 health care law?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Expand it 95 4 30
Leave it as is 86 13 16
Repeal some of it 30 68 22
Repeal all of it 6 94 25

What should happen to the 2010 health care law?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Expand it or leave it as is 92 7 46
Repeal some or all of it 17 82 47

Should income tax rates:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Increase for all 53 46 14
Increase only on income over $250,000 79 19 47
Not increase for anyone 21 78 33
Back to top

Who is more in touch with people like you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Barack Obama 95 4 55
Mitt Romney 2 98 39

Who would better handle the economy?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Barack Obama 97 2 53
Mitt Romney 3 97 43

Who would better handle Medicare?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Barack Obama 96 2 54
Mitt Romney 2 98 42

Which is closer to your view:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Government should do more to solve problems 87 13 42
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 23 76 52

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Excellent - - 3
Good 92 7 25
Not so good 58 40 44
Poor 13 86 26
Back to top

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Excellent or good 90 9 28
Not so good or poor 41 58 70

Is the U.S. economy:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Getting better 90 9 45
Getting worse 12 87 27
Staying about the same 39 59 27

Economic conditions:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Getting better 90 9 45
Staying the same and good - - 4
Staying the same and not good 33 65 22
Getting worse 12 87 27

Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Better today 85 14 30
Worse today 13 86 31
About the same 60 39 38

Who is more to blame for current economic problems?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Barack Obama 7 93 34
George W. Bush 86 13 57
Back to top

Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Enthusiastic 98 1 25
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 91 7 26
Dissatisfied, but not angry 11 87 30
Angry 1 97 17

Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Positive 95 4 51
Negative 7 91 47

Is your opinion of Barack Obama:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Favorable 94 6 57
Unfavorable 2 96 41

Is your opinion of Mitt Romney:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Favorable 7 93 45
Unfavorable 95 4 53

Do Barack Obama's policies generally favor:

Category Obama Romney % Total
The rich - - 8
The middle class 85 13 46
The poor 25 73 32
Back to top

Would Mitt Romney's policies generally favor:

Category Obama Romney % Total
The rich 91 8 56
The middle class 4 95 34
The poor - - 2

Which best describes your vote for president today?

Category Obama Romney % Total
I strongly favor my candidate 59 40 70
I like my candidate but with reservations 45 55 22
I dislike the other candidates - - 8

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Just today - - 4
In the last few days - - 5
In October - - 9
In September - - 8
Before that 55 45 73

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Just today or in the last few days 45 53 9
Before that 54 46 90

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?

Category Obama Romney % Total
In October or later 46 52 18
Before that 54 45 81
Back to top

Are you currently married?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Yes 45 54 60
No 66 32 40

Gender by marital status

Category Obama Romney % Total
Married men 42 57 31
Married women 48 51 29
Not married men 66 32 19
Not married women 66 33 22

Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Yes 53 46 37
No 54 45 63

Married with children

Category Obama Romney % Total
Married with children 46 53 25
All others 56 43 75

Parents

Category Obama Romney % Total
Men with children 48 51 17
Women with children 58 42 20
Men without children 53 47 32
Women without children 55 44 31
Back to top

Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Yes 66 33 28
No 50 49 72

Do you work full-time for pay?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Yes 52 47 56
No 58 40 44

Has anyone in your household lost a job or been laid off in the last four years?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Yes 46 53 38
No 58 41 61

Does anyone in your household work in the auto industry?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Yes 59 40 21
No 54 45 78

How do you feel about the federal government's aid to U.S. automakers?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Approve 76 23 62
Disapprove 16 83 33
Back to top

In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Debbie Stabenow 88 12 58
Pete Hoekstra 4 96 39

Population of area

Category Obama Romney % Total
Over 500,000 97 2 7
50,000 - 500,000 67 31 9
Suburbs 49 50 65
10,000 - 50,000 47 52 6
Rural 45 54 12

Population of area

Category Obama Romney % Total
City over 50,000 80 19 17
Suburbs 49 50 65
Small city and Rural 46 53 19

Geographic area

Category Obama Romney % Total
Wayne County 74 25 17
Oakland & Macomb Counties 54 45 25
Lansing-Ann Arbor 53 45 23
Grand Rapids area 42 57 18
North Central/Upper Peninsula 47 52 16
Back to top

Related: Race results

Advertise | AdChoices
  1. More from First Read
    1. CBO: Immigration bill would decrease deficit by $197 billion over 10 years
    2. House passes ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy
    3. VIDEO: First Read Minute: Obama overseas, abortion, guns, and immigration
    4. Boehner calls Senate immigration bill 'laughable,' complicates prospects in House
    5. First Thoughts: It could have been worse
  2. More from NBC Politics
    1. CBO: Immigration bill would decrease deficit by $197 billion over 10 years
    2. Liberals brace for Court's ruling on voting rights
    3. House passes ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy
    4. Biden: White House has not 'given up' on gun control
    5. Obama honors JFK's 'magic' Berlin moment
  3. Related videos & slideshows
    1. Video
      Reid: Tea Party minority 'calling the shots,' stalling immigration bill
    2. Video
      Intelligence officials discuss four terror plots at hearing
    3. Video
      First Read Minute: Obama overseas, abortion, guns, and immigration